Your Job
Georgia-Pacific is now hiring for a Maintenance Technician at our Plywood facility in Gurdon, Arkansas. This position is an experienced skilled craft role that creates value by performing a variety of maintenance duties, ensuring maximum facility uptime to meet production goals. At Georgia-Pacific, we don't believe that a job is just simply a job. We see each role as a career and a way to advance your skills to not only better your life, but the community as well.
Our ideal Technician is a self-motivated, skilled hourly professional with a working knowledge of mechanical and electrical troubleshooting and a solid foundation in the skills needed to properly maintain manufacturing equipment. This position is a vital resource for our ongoing success and productivity and we are interested in learning more about you!
Our Team
Georgia-Pacific employees strive for safety and health excellence while achieving an injury-free workplace. To learn more about our Building Products division, visit (1)
What You Will Do
* Troubleshoot, install, align, dismantle, repair, and maintain industrial machinery and mechanical equipment for improved reliability and uptime
* Work with machinery and mechanical equipment including motors, pneumatic & hydraulic components, conveyor systems, and production line equipment
* Read diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, and manufacturer's specifications for installations
* Use hand tools, power tools, and precision-measuring devices and testing instruments
* Use a cutting torch and weld with an arc welder
* Troubleshoot issues with bearings, chains, sprockets, gearboxes, and conveyors
* Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures
* Must be willing and able to work any shift, overtime, weekends, and holidays as required
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
* Must have at least two (2) years of experience of maintenance experience in industrial, manufacturing, or military environments
* Experience troubleshooting and repairing hydraulics and pneumatics
* Experience reading technical drawings and schematics
* Experience using a computer including typing/sending emails and using a mouse
* High school Diploma or GED
What Will Put You Ahead
* Experience working in the lumber or plywood industries
* Two (2) year mechanical or industrial maintenance degree
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy (2) here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our (3) business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click (4) here for additional information.
References
Visible links
1.
2.
3.
4.